- we are dust:
- "In the sweatª of thy faceª shalt thou eatª° bread,ª tillª thou returnª° unto¹ the ground;ª for¹ out of¹ it wast thou taken:ª° for¹ dustª thouª [art], and unto¹ dustª shalt thou return.ª°" {Gen 3:19} + "My fleshª is clothedª° with wormsª and clodsª of dust;ª my skinª is broken,ª° and become loathsome.ª° ... O rememberª° that¹ my lifeª [is] wind:ª mine eyeª shall no¹ moreª° seeª° good.ª" {Job 7:5-7} + "And why¹ dost thou not¹ pardonª° my transgression,ª and take awayª°¹ mine iniquity?ª for¹ now¹ shall I sleepª° in the dust;ª and thou shalt seek me in the morning,ª° but I [shall] not¹ [be]." {Job 7:21} + "Remember,ª° I beseech thee,¹ that¹ thou hast madeª° me as the clay;ª and wilt thou bring²° me into dust² again?ª°¹¹" {Job 10:9} + "Wilt thou breakª° a leafª driven to and fro?ª° and wilt thou pursueª° the dryª stubble?ª" {Job 13:25} + "Then shall the dustª returnª° to¹ the earthª as it was:¹¹ and the spiritª shall returnª° unto¹ Godª who¹ gaveª° it." {Ecc 12:7}
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